9 new UTs expressing a
desire for peace to be sold worldwide on July 22
Global apparel
retailer UNIQLO today announces the launch of nine new designs for PEACE FOR
ALL, a charity T-shirt project from UT (UNIQLO T-shirt), which uses T-shirts as
a blank canvas for everyone to express their individuality. The project, first launched
on June 17 of this year with the aim of raising funds to support peace efforts
by selling T-shirts with designs that convey a desire for peace, has received
tremendous support from customers. The nine new UTs expand the range of color
variations and will be available for purchase worldwide on Friday, July 22.
UNIQLO parent
company Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. will donate all profits from sales, no less
than 20% of the sales price of each T-shirt, to organizations that provide
humanitarian aid to those affected by poverty, discrimination,
violence, conflict, and natural disasters. (Per DTI Permit No. FTEB-145421
Series of 2022)
Overview of the Ten
New Designs
Launch date: Friday, July 22, 2022
Product name: PEACE FOR ALL
Price: Php 790.00
Sizes: XS-3XL
(Sizes available in all stores are XS-XL; Sizes available online are XS-3XL)
Availability: UNIQLO stores and online at UNQIQLO.com/ph
Special website: https://www.uniqlo.com/ph/en/contents/feature/peace-for-all/
Details of the nine
(9) T-shirts that will launch on July 22, including profiles of their creators,
follow on the next page.
UNIQLO actively
promotes PEACE FOR ALL through in-store posters, POP materials, SNS, official
apps, and the company website. Supporters of these efforts should be sure to
check the special websites and in-store posters for more information.
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Rei Inamoto
Achieving PEACE FOR ALL may not be
easy, but there is a simple place to start: There is no peace without love.
Each dot in my design represents a nation on Planet Earth, with the hope that
one day, we will think of ourselves as one humanity bound by love.
Creative Director / Named in
Creativity Magazine’s Annual “Creativity 50” as well as one of “the Top 25
Most Creative People in Advertising” in Forbes Magazine. Founding Partner of
I&CO, a Business Invention Firm in NY and Tokyo.
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Kosuke Kawamura
Collecting and melding disjointed individual
pieces into one creates a large presence and power. I created this design
thinking that if everyone could transmit even tiny pieces of positive energy
in their own way, then the world would move in a better direction.
Collage Artist, Graphic Designer,
Art Director / Born in 1979 in Hiroshima Prefecture. As a collage artist, he
has collaborated with a variety of artists and held solo and group
exhibitions throughout Japan and internationally. His varied work includes
graphics for clothing brands, book covers, advertisement designs, and
artistic direction for CD and DVD packaging.
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Shingo Kunieda
Whenever I play wheelchair tennis
in different places around the world, I am always struck by the power of
sports that enables us to mutually respect and challenge other players and
enjoy the vocal support from the crowd, unfettered by national borders. I
hope as many people as possible get to experience the wonder of sharing
emotions when watching or playing sports themselves. That desire inspired me
to participate in this project.
Professional wheelchair tennis
player / The king and pioneer of wheelchair tennis. He has the record being
the first wheelchair tennis player to complete a Grand Slam. He has earned 4
gold medals at the Paralympics, 28 Grand Slam Singles titles, and 21 Doubles
titles.
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Adam Scott
Along with peace and love, as a
golfer, I hope for all things being “par.” Everything should be good, equal,
and calm.
Professional golfer / Adam Scott
was born on July 16, 1980 in Adelaide, Australia. He is one of the world's
top golfers with the most consecutive starts as an active player. In April
2013, just after becoming a Global Brand Ambassador for UNIQLO, he became the
first Australian to win a Masters championship. He established the Adam Scott
Foundation in 2005, providing education opportunities for children and young
people.
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Hana Tajima
I wanted to create a design that
would represent how we are all connected to the earth and to each other. Our
own joy also contains the joy of others. When we bring peace to others, we
can also bring peace to ourselves. And when we are all free to be joyful, the
world is a more colorful, and a more abundant place.
Designer / UK-born fashion
designer, Hana Tajima is changing the way women dress all over the world. Her
contemporary, functional designs, which are both culturally sensitive and
extremely versatile, continue garnering international attention.
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Kei Nishikori
What can I do? The first thing
that springs to mind is to put my all into PLAYing tennis and to enjoy it. I
want to give hope to as many people as I can and encourage their dreams by
determining to play my very best and always remembering to enjoy tennis. I
hope that my tennis and everyone else’s PLAY will put a smile on more people’s
faces.
Professional tennis player /
History maker and pride of his homeland. First Japanese player to make the
finals at the US Open, enter the top 4 in world rankings, and win an Olympic
medal in 96 years.
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Ayumu Hirano
I’ve interacted with people from
different countries through snowboarding and skateboarding since I was a
child and I’ve learned a lot. It's great that you can enjoy an exciting
session with a single board, regardless of what country you are from. Times
like that make me wish we could all live our daily lives without forgetting
to respect each other.
Professional Snowboarder,
Skateboarder / Olympic snowboarding, and skateboarding star. At 15, he became
the youngest Japanese medalist ever at the Winter Olympics. Gold medalist for
snowboarding at the 2022 Beijing Olympics.
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Gordon Reid
I’ve told myself to "never
stop challenging" ever since I started playing wheelchair tennis. I
would consider it as an honor if my efforts and my passion helped to motivate
others and inspired them to continue pushing themselves in the face of challenges
in life. It is with this in mind that I have decided to participate in this
project.
Professional wheelchair tennis
player / Wheelchair tennis star. Made history for being part of the first
pair to complete a Men’s doubles wheelchair tennis Grand Slam. 2-time Singles
and 19-time Doubles Grand Slam Champion. Paralympic medals in gold, silver,
and bronze.
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Christophe Lemaire
This design's combination of the
peace symbol of the dove with two hands expresses our desire to “care.” If we
want peace for all, we must question our lifestyles and materialistic values.
This means we need to relearn how to care for the planet. With time, we can
protect biodiversity and create decent, sustainable living conditions. This
change is possible. It is just a matter of good will.
Designer / Christophe Lemaire has
been designing his namesake collection since 1991. He has also served as
Artistic Director of Lacoste and Artistic Director of women’s ready-to-wear
at Hermès. In 2015, he partnered with UNIQLO, resulting in the UNIQLO AND
LEMAIRE collaboration collections for Fall/Winter 2015 and Spring/Summer
2016. Christophe Lemaire was appointed Artistic Director of the UNIQLO Paris
R&D Center in 2016, where he and his handpicked team of designers create
the Uniqlo U collection.
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Donations raised
through PEACE FOR ALL will be allocated to a number of organizations including
the following:
UNHCR
UNHCR, the UN
Refugee Agency, leads international action to protect people forced to flee
because of conflict and persecution. We deliver life-saving assistance like
shelter, food and water; help safeguard fundamental human rights; and develop
solutions that ensure people have a safe place to call home where they can
build a better future. www.unhcr.org
Save the Children
Save the Children
is an international NGO that works to make children’s rights to survival,
development, protection, and participation a reality worldwide. It was
established in the UK in 1919 and is currently at work in approximately 120
countries.
Plan International
Plan
International is an independent development and humanitarian organization that
advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and
potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence,
exclusion, and discrimination. And, it’s girls who are most affected. Working
together with children, young people, our supporters, and partners, we strive
for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges facing girls and
all vulnerable children.
UNIQLO continues to actively seek
out leaders in their fields who support PEACE FOR ALL and invite them to create
charity T-shirts to be sold around the world. T-shirts are wonderful items that
allow the wearer to express their thoughts and ideas and set themselves apart
from others. UNIQLO will carry on pursuing measures for the project, aiming to
make the world just a little bit better, and help ensure a peaceful future in
which all people can live in safety.
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